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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080